Friday 13th 2013

Today is Friday December 13, 2013. So for you all that are superstitious I say take your cautionary anti bad luck measures. However, for many of us that see the number 13 as a auspicious and perhaps magickal number, Friday the 13th and Friday in general is a good time for love spells. you can also do money spells, and protection spells and it is also 4 days until the Full Moon so many of us Pagans will be focusing on whatever working or spell we will be working on this weekend. The winter solstice is also coming and we will be doing something to prepare for that event too. I will be stringing up my Yule decorations, putting up the tree, and wrapping gifts and setting up a small table for candles and décor. As for me, I might be working on a small healing and blessing spell this weekend, for my horrendous cold I have right now. It's on the verge of becoming the flu and the only reason I am sitting here typing is mostly because I cannot sleep due to the persistent clogging of my swollen sinuses. I woke up this morning and my cheekbones, under my eyes, and nose were noticeably puffy and my face was itchy and dry. The worst part for me is how it makes me worn out tired and I can't really concentrate on anything and I don't want to eat. Most of what I have done for the last few days is sleep and stay hydrated and make myself eat food I cannot taste or smell right. Even us magically inclined folk become ill and are not immune to physical ailments from time to time, although I have to say it is a rare occasion for me to come down with anything. (Knock on wood three times!) I will be lighting light blue and white candles for healing and cleansing, and doing a Ritual Cleansing of my house today as soon as I get the cold/ flu medicine flowing in my system, and brewing up some more Echinacea tea spiked with strong liquor, honey and lemon. The herb in the tea and the combination of all the ingredients steeped together, is just a simple recipe I have used for years and it works wonderful on colds, flu symptoms and similar illness. I will not argue with the Grandmother women about their folk medicine, they probably know more about healing than your college educated modern doctors any day of the week! Goddess knows a nice shot of good alcohol will open you up, by dilating the circulatory systems and flush out the germs and lower a fever. Echinacea works awesome when steeped in alcohol based fluid, it extracts the medicinal properties a lot faster than just boiling it in hot water. Honey and lemon is soothing for the throat and coughing, lemon and citrus juice contains needed vitamin C, and honey has microbial properties if it is pure unprocessed honey taken straight from a hive. Store bought honey is fine, but "raw" honey that is not strained much and has bits of honeycomb is the best stuff , it even tastes better, and you are supporting your local bee keeper that has his or her own hives by paying a bit more for a jar of the honey they took the time to harvest.   I'm sorry this is going to be a short post, but I will be back as soon as I feel a lot better. *Blessed Be*